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Fircrest is a big small town of 7,069 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 22 miles from Olympia, WA and 28 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $584k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,069people
$584kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,466 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Seattle, WA
- 22 mi to Olympia, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $584k (≈$3,680/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,158 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TIW airport
- 18 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- Right on the coast
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,535 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 650 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk